Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski case – he did not win his freedom

Published on 22 December 2009

Monday the judges in Roman Polanski case decided to reject the appeal, so the director did not win his freedom, but they also said that in his case might be judicial and prosecutorial misconduct.
The request for outright dismissal was rejected by the California 2nd District Court of Appeal, but the judged urged further investigation because [...]

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Lawyers for Roman Polanski appeals court to dismiss the sexual misconduct charge

Published on 10 December 2009

Lawyers in the case of Roman Polanski and his victim had been ask an appeals court to dismiss a sexual misconduct charge against the director in the interest of justice. Associate Justice Laurie Zelon asked the prosecutor why the allegations of misconduct by a judge weren’t investigated by the district attorney’s office: “Doesn’t the district [...]

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Swiss authorities will keep Polanski one more weekend in jail

Published on 27 November 2009

After not paying $4.5 million, Roman Polanski will stay in jail till after the weekend, declared Swiss authorities
Friday.
Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli said that Roman Polanski has yet to fulfill all the requirements to ensure
that he stays in his chalet in the Swiss luxury resort of Gstaad, before he gets placed under house arrest in
Switzerland: [...]

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Nude photo of film director Roman Polanski auctioned for more then $10,000

Published on 25 November 2009

Auction organizers said the nude picture of Roman Polanski and his wife Sharon Tate will be auctioned for more then $10,000 in the sale’s exhibition at Christie’s from December 3 through 6.
The film director is being held in a Swiss prison pending a decision on a U.S. extradition request. In 1978 he
was waiting the [...]

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